Build Together: Getting Ready...

School starts in less than TWO weeks. I had hopes of filling these last few weeks with nothing but fun fun fun.....and by golly a little kidney stone and sinus infection are not gonna stop us!!!!!! Okay....so we've been inside a lot this week....partially due to my doctor's visits and also due to this crazy Kansas heat wave. But today we ventured out to go bowling. This was Sophia and Joseph's first bowling experience. And I guess I have to admit.... my SIX YEAR OLD scored a HIGHER score than her mama! Is she talented or what???? ( So maybe the bumpers gave her a bit of an advantage....and NO... I will not reveal the final score....you wouldn't believe how low my number was!!!!!) Unfortunately I didn't have my camera to capture my two little bowlers in their cute little bowling shoes. I wish you could have seen little J push that ball down the lane with all of his might....he grunted so loud and the ball moved just the tiniest bit. Too funny. At one point it came to a complete stop right before the pins and one of the workers had to retrieve it. I promise to bring my camera the next time!:)

Besides our bowling adventure... with school starting.....the teacher in me is wanting to come out. I have fun learning games swimming in my brain....but haven't put them on paper yet. I did decide, though, that it was time to dive into the alphabet recognition practice with J. So...we started this week with nonetheless....

"A" is for Johnny Appleseed!!! (Disregard....my blurry picture taking!!!!)

We read a Johnny Appleseed book, pretended to be Johnny Appleseed ( or tried :) )

And....made apple prints with paint and a real apple.

And the final product....

I was hoping to make apple prints on t-shirts...but I couldn't find a cheap tee in Joseph's size at the craft store....so we opted for these wooden boxes which I thought might be nice crayon holders since Missy insists that she must have SEPARATE crayons from her little "bother"! Sophia, however, informed me that she may have other plans for her little box. So... we will see.

And snack of course was... an apple with peanut butter to dip it in. J ate it up...Sophia didn't touch hers and opted for crackers instead.... imagine that!

And of other importance this week....Let me introduce the new...

LUNCHBOX!!!